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Wrung
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Wring. II. Wrung ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Wring>>. ...

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Wither-wrung
·adj Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse. ...

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cat-heads
A Woman's breasts. SEA PHRASE. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
negroe's heads
Brown leaves delivered to the ships in ordinary. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
dead heads
Persons who drink at a bar, ride in an omnibus, or railroad car, travel in steamboats, or visit the ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
bitt-heads
The upright pieces of oak-timber let in and bolted to the beams of two decks at least, and to which ...

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bulk-heads
Partitions built up in several parts of a ship, to form and separate the various cabins from each ot...

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cubbridge heads
The old bulk-heads of the forecastle and half-decks, wherein were placed the "murderers," or guns fo...

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kevel-heads
The ends of the top timbers, which, rising above the gunwale, serve to belay the ropes, or to be use...

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knight-heads
Two large oak timbers, one on each side of the stem, rising up sufficiently above it to support the ...

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negro-heads
The brown loaves issued to ships in ordinary. ...

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range-heads
The windlass-bitts (which see). ...

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timber-heads
The heads of the timbers that rise above the decks, and are used for belaying hawsers, large ropes, ...

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heads and plucks
the refuse of timber trees, as boughs, roots, &c. Derb. ...

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compartment bulk-heads
Some of the iron ships have adopted the admirable Chinese plan of dividing the hold athwart-ship by ...

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